Does asking out a girl mean asking her to be my girlfriend?

[clueless_one]

I'm deciding to ask out the girl I like to a sports match of a sport we both enjoy. Previously I asked out a girl who had lied about wanting to go out with me and everyone was calling her my girlfriend. Even when the news spread to this new girl I like she called her my girlfriend saying "Does [my name] have a girlfriend?" I didn't say anything but another guy said yes. Its making me wonder if by asking a girl out will it mean she is my girlfriend.

So, the question is if I ask a girl out will it mean i'm asking to enter a relationship with her?

With the girl I like now... Is asking her to a sports match a good first date if we both enjoy the sport?
How should I ask out the girl I like to the sports match so she knows its a date?

[Gumleaf]

Generally 'asking a girl out' means you're effectively asking her to be your girlfriend. However, asking her to go to the footy is not asking her out. Perhaps to create a 'date' sort of atmosphere, you can take her out for dinner before or after the game? That might give her the hint you're interested without you having asked her out?

[clueless_one]

Generally 'asking a girl out' means you're effectively asking her to be your girlfriend. However, asking her to go to the footy is not asking her out. Perhaps to create a 'date' sort of atmosphere, you can take her out for dinner before or after the game? That might give her the hint you're interested without you having asked her out?

She said she was addicted to the sport after I said I was addicted. I even had quite a long conversation with her about the sport and a boy told me to ask her to the game. She didn't say anything but smiled.

[clueless_one]

Is there anyone else who can help...

[Camazotz]

I guess it depends on where you live and the culture you and your peers have. Personally, if I asked a girl on a date, I would be under the assumption that we're both trying to figure out how well we mesh and if a relationship would work. I don't think a lot of teens see it the way I do, but I perceive early dating as more of interviews to find your feelings for this person and whether or not you feel romantically connected. I suppose most teens skip this step and jump into "boyfriend/girlfriend" mode and only know each other from school and texting.

I think of dating as a "try-out" and if it feels uncomfortable and you can't see yourself dating them, then you just don't ask them out on another date. After a few successful dates, that's when I think you should ask them to be boyfriend/girlfriend and things get more serious (kissing, etc.) But I guess that's more of a young adult type of atmosphere, and I think most teens consider asking out on a date and "asking out" to be the same thing.